The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-01-17
AFFAIRS OF THE RAILWAYS.
Personal aud Local.

10 earnings are likely to be published for few
lays.
Belt road engines last week handled l. l25 car
Dads OF live stock, against 1872 the correspond
ng week, 1886.
There were transferred over the Belt road last
week TO- 287 cars, against SOB the corresponding
week, 1886. Increase this year, 1854 cars.
The city Of Joliet, ILL.,, offers the Atchlson
company a site for railroad shops and the right
of way in connection with the new line to chi
eago
The l., B. & w. earned IN the FIRST week of
January SAG ,5l3, which is . decrease. as com
pared with the corresponding week OF $780, Oh
81. AT.
The L., N. A. & G. road earned in the first t
week in January $25, 600, an increase over the |
earnings of the corresponding week OF 1885 OF /
S., O35
The five Western lines brought into this sta |
ton, last week, T. 726 loaded cars, against 1854
the week ending Jan. 8. and against 3, izO tne
corresponding week, 1886.
Thirteen new railroad charters were filed at
Topeka, Kan, last Saturday. They cost about
ST. SO EACH and are worth thousands of dollars
as preventive of competition by rival lines.
Mr. George L. Sands, who has had charge OF
the New Mexico division OF the Atchison, Is to
be superint endent of the western division OF the
Atlantic & Pacific, now operated by the Atchl-
son.
The FIVE leading Eastern lines, namely, the
Decline, e., St L. & p. l.. B: & W., C., r. q
loaded cars, against 2,7Sl the corresponding
week, 1886
Friday last was field day the c., I. St l..
& c.. they handling on the system LISA loaded
cars, which is the largest movement, with ont
one or two exceptions, In any twenty 1our hours
in the history of the road.
Norman Williams president and general man
ager of the Chicago, Santa Fe & California rail-
way, announces himself as the successor of r.
e. Hinkey, the former manager, and also de-
clares S. c. Sutton accountant for the company,
with Office at Chicago.
The Nickelpate has wheeled into line and will
sell what are known as weekend tickets and
the move now promises to become general Inc
Cleveland Leader says: "Week-e ticket is
not a good name for it. It should be CONNER
cal travellers homeward bound ticket"
The Wagner Palacecar Company has spent
$700.000 for new equipment, and its shops at
Buffalo, costing 81 2O00 900, now in full oper-
alton. The cars of the company are now run
ming over {, 500 miles Of railroad The Decline
is the only Indianapolis road over which they
operate.
The representative of the Manitoba and the
Canadian Pacific in this territory is making
bad record a rate-cutter among the passenger
men. Last week on four and one-haf tickets to
Seattle W. T., it is alleged he cut the rate $35,
aud other parties it is said the cuts have been
| even deeper
| Auditor Leland, of the Lake Shore has had
i framed for his Office the photographs of the Lake
4 Shores five presidents since its organization in
/ 1869 They are e. p Phillips, now president of
i the Fitchburg road: Horace f. Clark, Commo-
| dore Vanderbilt, William II. Vanderbilt and
John Newell
| John Patton, of New York, and Amos Green,
| of Quincy. Ills, members Of the purchasing
| committee which operate the Quincy. Missouri
| e. Pacific road, in the city. and, with Il. b.
/ ke a frin l. r =.
| road, and the party will then go to Omaha in
| President Hamnonds car.
The St. L., v. g. T. H, western division of
| the Vandalia, earned in the year ending Oct 81,
1886. 81, 478330 an increase over the earnings for
the corresponding twelve months of 1885 OF $lO5,-
/ 683 The net earnings of the fiscal year were
$467, 286, an increase over net earnings for the
corresponding period of 1885 OF SIG. 223.
Judge Treat, At St Louis, has directed the
| Wabash receivers to discontinue the executive
Pacific Railway Company In the city of New
| York. and to discontinue payment of salaries to
the officers agents and clerks in New York, re-
| tanning but one room and clerk to take
| charge of the books and papers pertaining to the
| traffic, business and property.
The meeting on Wednesday next of general
| managers at Commissioner Bianchards Office in
Chicago. will be very important one. What
to do with their pooling associations providing
the interstate commerce bill becomes a law, will
| cussed. 1t is not likely the general managers
will allow the Central Traffic Association to go
| 10 pieces If there is any way to continue with
out violating the section prohibiting pooling.
On the 18th Of this month the L., N A. & G..
| people will receive from the Rhode Island loco
| motive works two of the eighteen engines these
| works are building for this company, and these
engines will. as soon as we'll limbered IN, be put
in use hauling the express trains between In
| diAnapolis and Chicago, after which Superin-
| tendent Woodland says time will be made or
| there will be music. The frequency with which
their trains have been late the last few weeks
has been very annoying to MIN, and he proposes
| hereafter to have late trains exceptions.
Official notice has been issued that on and
after Jan. 81, 1887, the Globe fast-freight line
| will be discontinued. Its d,scontinuauce results
| from the notice of withdrawal given by the Bal
timore d Ohio, the principal road Of the line in
| tho West. G. H.. Garssn the Cleveland agent
| of the Globe line. stated to a reporter of the
| Leader that another line will be organized to
| take its place very soen One guess is that the
Continental, which is the b. & .. fast-freight in
the Southwest, will extend its territory to Ceve-
| land. Chicago and other Northwestern points
Superintendent Woodland, of the L., N. A. &
c., and Mr. Hall, the new chief engin eer. on
Saturday last made an inspection trip over the
Indianapolis division, spending portion of the
| day in looking over their terminal facilities At
this point Both officials are strongly Impressed
| with the idea that the L., N. A. q c. people
| should more strongly identify themselves with
| Indianapolis interests by building to connec-
tion with the union tracks and purchase ground
and erect thereon city freight depot. and Mr..
| Woodland thinks move will soon be made in
| that direction.
Said railroad president yesterday: IA per-
son under this interstate commerce bill who ID
appointed one of the commissioners will have
one OF the most important positions in the gov
eminent service. hence it is very important that
men of large ability be appointed to the posi-
tions, and feeling prevails among those who
are most interested that salary of 81, 500 per
annum will not command men competent for the
important position of commissioner, arbitrator,
ETC.. of all the troubles which will be constantly
arising" The impression is that the salary
should have been at least $l5, 600 year.
Regarding the rumor that the Mackey syndi-